[Reader-list] Tribunal to amplify tsunami survivors’ plight

[Anivar Aravind]

Tribunal to amplify tsunami survivors’ plight
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PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL ON TSUNAMI REHABILITATION TO BE HELD IN CHENNAI ON 
21ST AND 22ND DECEMBER

CHENNAI: A People’s Tribunal on the status of tsunami rehabilitation 
will be organised by Voices from the Margins at ICSA centre,  Jeevana 
Jyothi campus, Opposite Egmore Museum, Chennai on December 21st and 22nd 
10 am to 5.30 pm.

voices from the Margins is a broad platform of organisations of 
marginalized communities and support groups. This tribunal is an outcome 
of a recent study by Voices from the Margins that exposed several 
discrepancies and shortcomings in tsunami rehabilitation.

The tribunal aims to conduct an impartial and independent enquiry on 
tsunami rehabilitation after three years and to compile a policy report 
based on the testimonies by the affected people, observations of experts 
and community leaders. This report will be submitted to concerned state 
departments and donor groups that supported tsunami rehabilitation.

The People’s Tribunal will have a jury consisting of eminent persons 
including Justice Mr. H. Suresh (retired judge, Mumbai High Court) , Dr. 
Asghar Ali Engineer (eminent social activist and winner of Right to 
Livelihood award), Dr. K.N.Panikkar (historian and former vice 
Chancellor, Sankaracharya University) and Dr.Yasodha Shanmugasundaram 
(former vice Chancellor, Mother Teresa Women’s University).  The jury 
will be assisted by a panel of experts on various issues related to 
tsunami disaster, relief and rehabilitation, including 
Dr.R.K.Sivanappan, Mr. Ossie Fernandez, Advocate Henri Tiphagne, Dr. 
P.V.  Unnikrishnan, Mr. Vasudevraju, Prof Ms.V.Kadhambari, Ms. Chaman 
Pincha, Dr. Constantin Varidaiah and Mr. Sumesh Mangalassery.

The outcome of the people’s tribunal will be submitted to the Prime 
Minister of India, Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, and 
donors. It will be used as policy paper to bring effective changes in 
the final phase of tsunami rehabilitation.

Several civil society organizations have come forward to take part in 
and support the People’s Tribunal. Poet Ms Malathy Maithri and 
S.M.Prithiviraj are the conveners of Pondicherry and Tamilnadu 
respectively.

Contact:  Mobile : 9843080963, 9443090175 & 9444224866
E-mail: voicesfromthemargins at gmail.com
Web: http://voicesfromthemargins.com